St. Paul Mayor's vehicle hit by drunk driver
{{date|April 28, 2007}}
[[Image:Chris coleman10-05.jpg|thumb|Chris Coleman speaking at a campaign rally in 2005]]
[[w:Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]], [[Minnesota]] Mayor [[w:Chris Coleman (politician)|Chris Coleman]] had a close encounter with a drunk driver Thursday evening when he was rear-ended. The car wasn't traveling much faster than 10 miles per hour, but the driver registered with a 0.26 blood alcohol level, over twice the legal limit.

Mayor Coleman was traveling in a city vehicle and accompanied by a police escort when they stopped at a red light at Victoria and Summit Avenues. At approximately 8:40pm, it was struck by the vehicle of Abbie Raymond, a 22-year-old St. Paul student, who was arrested at the scene. She was booked into the [[w:Ramsey County, Minnesota|Ramsey County]] Jail under gross misdemeanor charges of driving while intoxicated. Raymond is a student at the William Mitchell School of Law. She was traveling with a passenger, another woman in her early 20s who may have also been intoxicated. They had been coming from a nearby bar or restaurant.

"The mayor is pleased there were no injuries," said Bob Hume, a spokesman for the mayor. Both vehicles suffered only minor damage.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.twincities.com/allheadlines/ci_5766532|title=Tough lesson: Law student arrested for DWI after crashing into mayor's car|author=Tad Vezner|pub=Pioneer Press|date=April 27, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1149693.html|title=St. Paul mayor's car hit by alleged drunken driver|author=Myron P. Medcalf|pub=Star Tribune|date=April 27, 2007}}

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Chris Coleman speaking at a campaign rally in 2005
Saint Paul, Minnesota Mayor Chris Coleman had a close encounter with a drunk driver Thursday evening when he was rear-ended. The car wasn't traveling much faster than 10 miles per hour, but the driver registered with a 0.26 blood alcohol level, over twice the legal limit.

Mayor Coleman was traveling in a city vehicle and accompanied by a police escort when they stopped at a red light at Victoria and Summit Avenues. At approximately 8:40pm, it was struck by the vehicle of Abbie Raymond, a 22-year-old St. Paul student, who was arrested at the scene. She was booked into the Ramsey County Jail under gross misdemeanor charges of driving while intoxicated. Raymond is a student at the William Mitchell School of Law. She was traveling with a passenger, another woman in her early 20s who may have also been intoxicated. They had been coming from a nearby bar or restaurant.

"The mayor is pleased there were no injuries," said Bob Hume, a spokesman for the mayor. Both vehicles suffered only minor damage.
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